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New Electronics and Installation DPW at 11:10am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 7/665 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43, dual wheel. The MFD is located mid-ships, below the dining table, and sw
Couple's Dream Trip Sinks Their Sailboat, Stranger Replaces it for $1 BigEasy at 9:39am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1244 Looks like the couple who sunk their boat after running aground in John's Pass near St Petersburg, F
Who made this anchor light? (1) Skipper at 8:33am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1762 I thought it looked like a Perko but I tried a Perko lens on it awhile back and the threads didn't f
Favorite Painter's Tape BigEasy at 8:14am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 15/2470 Getting ready to haul out for bottom paint ' compound/wax of top sides. What's your favorite brand o
Bronze Mixing Elbow experience smokey73 at 5:48am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1303 What are the thoughts on the forum on Bronze mixing elbows. I called HDI a few years ago and they do
In the beginning All U Get at 4:06am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1556 Hi all, Just an observation here in the Abaco's this winter, there have been a lot of beginner boat
Epic Craigslist win Gene Neill at 4:50pm 03.02.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/494 https://porthuron.craigslist.org/boa/d/catalina-27/6488015713.html
Grease for Variprop? Pat T at 2:47pm 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 7/2863 Just one year into the new prop and I must grease it prior to launch. The supplier wants $59 for gre
Tow straps to launch? LuckyDuck at 2:36pm 03.02.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3519 We bought our 1987 C25 last fall and need to pull it out of the lake soon for some maintenance. It i
precisionsailloft.com? richk at 12:40pm 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 16/7219 Am in need of a new genny, anyone pass along experiences with precisionsailloft? Rich
Removing heavy duty pad eye from Deck Jumpstart at 12:07pm 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 9/793 On my new to me boat the PO had installed a heavy duty pad eye for attachment of a pole down hole. W
Bulkhead fit & hull twist Hardhead at 9:46am 03.02.18 Catalina 22 3/823 I replaced the plywood bulkheads on my 87' C22 late last summer, but haven't had her back in water y
Passage 420 windlass tfatland at 8:33am 03.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/916 Does anyone know what brand/model of windlass you can replace the original windlass with on a Hunter
When to trash house batteries? onlinelee at 7:54am 03.02.18 Ask All Sailors 13/2262 Hi friends, I am about to test my house battery bank ( 3 x 90AmpH 12v AGM ) to make sure it will se
Technology is getting overly creepy Maine Sail at 7:02am 03.02.18 Sails Call Lounge 92/6788 Creepy #1 I just got off the phone with Verizon after they charged me for "Travel Pass" usage when t
Getset discharging coolant through overflow hose. Franklin at 9:31pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/705 I have a Phasor 3.5 kw diesel genset that I've used through the past 12 years...rarely, but the past
Hunter 356 hull deforms on travel lift JohnSn at 7:51pm 03.01.18 Big Boats 28/5880 Hi All, We just did a pre-purchase haulout of a '03 Hunter 356 we're considering purchasing. We had
So I bought a Hunter Cpt.Rog at 6:38pm 03.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 40/4310 Hello everyone, I just purchased a Hunter 30T, I've read mixed reviews on this boat. Some people
Fouling of Knotmeter Impeller with Zebra Mussels (1) CapitalistSailor at 6:16pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 38/5508 I have a Beneteau 311 with the original Raymarine knotmeter. The sensor for this knotmeter is a padd
Traveler Upgrade for Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 6:03pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 55/8200 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 and would like to upgrade the original traveler. It takes a huge amount

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Curiosity might be making me overthink dmax at 9:04am 06.06.24 As has been said, a difficult project. Though not as convenient, a much simpler way would be to add
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:02am 06.06.24 Have you run it for a number of hours with no change? dj I ran it for ~4 hours at WOT (3250rpm),
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (1) Skycap92 at 8:47am 06.06.24 Thanks for the advice on the glue residue. It's coming off easier than I expected. Next major questi
Curiosity might be making me overthink Project_Mayhem at 8:43am 06.06.24 I think the most complex part of this project would be the water drainage channels in/around the lid
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Project_Mayhem at 8:41am 06.06.24 Tape works very well to hold in epoxy. It also minimizes sanding. With a bit of practice you wont ne
Color-matching gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 8:37am 06.06.24 I use a RAL color swatch to find the closest match and then have a local gelcoat supplier mix it for
Small Outboard Motor Stands FDL S2 at 8:16am 06.06.24 Built mine to fit in a space in the garage. As stated above, used scrap lumber, works great. Min
Curiosity might be making me overthink dLj at 7:36am 06.06.24 I think I'd be more inclined to develop systems to allow better access to that area from the inside.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 7:36am 06.06.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 7:34am 06.06.24 For those of you finding this in a search some day, here is our official answer posed in the origina
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch Johann at 7:25am 06.06.24 Picking this back up. I picked up the Whale IC with manifold. While the manual states to use smooth
Curiosity might be making me overthink dlochner at 7:23am 06.06.24 Interesting idea, a lot of work, and some essential small details to consider. The first issue is
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy dLj at 7:22am 06.06.24
Portlight Polish dLj at 7:20am 06.06.24 So use some headlight lens restorer followed up with clear spray acrylic UV coating? All of these
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? (2) JamesG161 at 7:20am 06.06.24 These pictures may help since I had do same repairs to my H430. ... PS: The Fluid Flow Profile is
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 (1) Arrgh at 7:12am 06.06.24 Here is where mine is on my O'Day 34
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? dlochner at 7:06am 06.06.24 How would you do that anyway? If you knew the airfoil was NACA 2412 for example. You could get the
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jssailem at 7:06am 06.06.24 Scott. There are several theories on the location. My choice is to get the spot near the pivot poi
Dish storage (1) fred1diver at 7:05am 06.06.24 225296Already on it! Made one of these last week, added side walls and a bungee going from one side
Small Outboard Motor Stands stickinthemud57 at 7:01am 06.06.24 Nice work!

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